CISC architecture

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:architecture
gptkbp:advantage fewer instructions per program
more complex hardware
compact code
difficult pipelining
slower clock speeds
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:microprocessor
gptkbp:dominantIn early computing era
gptkbp:emergedIn 1970s
gptkbp:example gptkb:x86_architecture
gptkb:VAX_architecture
gptkb:System/360_architecture
gptkbp:feature microcode control
complex instructions
large number of instructions
variable-length instruction formats
gptkbp:focusesOn hardware complexity
gptkbp:goal improve code density
reduce number of instructions per program
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CISC architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy early memory constraints
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:reduced_instruction_set_computer
gptkbp:standsFor gptkb:Complex_Instruction_Set_Computer
gptkbp:type complex addressing modes
memory-to-memory operations
multi-step operations
gptkbp:usedIn mainframes
personal computers
modern x86 processors
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Intel_x86_microprocessors
gptkb:Intel_x86_processors
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6